by BY ELISABETH RAINGE
From pickleball players and softball to golfers and runners, the warmer weather is bringing out recreational and compet- itive athletes across Wayland. Upcoming Wayland High School (WHS) and youth events are more opportunities to check out.
The WHS sports teams are off to a strong start. Teams to watch this season include Girls Tennis and Boys Volleyball but there are many other perennial favorites such as Girls Lacrosse, the Girls and Boys Track teams. the WHS Sailing reational groups and are now heading to college to compete as varsity athletes in a wide range of sports from track and field, wrestling and swimming to soccer, field hockey, lacrosse, rowing and foot- ball at Division 3 and Division 1 sports programs. Look for a celebration of these student-athletes’ outstanding achievements in Boosters’ annual Signing Day event in late April.
The weekend of May 3 to 4 will be especially busy in Wayland with the annual Wayland Little League parade on Satur- day, May 3 and the annual W Day festival for Wayland Youth Lacrosse on Sunday, team and the Wayland-Weston Crew teams can be seen practicing on Lake Cochituate,
Wayland High School’s class of 2025 includes an unusually large number of strong athletes who started in town rec May 4. The Wayland Weston Rowing Association is also offering a Middle School Learn to Row on May 3 to 4 as a two-day session from 11a.m. to 1p.m. which will be repeated on May 31 to June 1 week- end. Fans of Track & Field can check out the elite high school athletes including some of Wayland’s own WHS student athletes at the statewide Twilight Invitational spread across the Weston High School and Regis College campus on the afternoon-evening of May 3.
The WLL parade from Wayland Middle School to Cochituate Ball Field will offer food and tables and is open to the community. The W Day event at Wayland High School is a fun showcase of youth lacrosse games from noon to 4 p.m.
